Category: <span>Support/Support Groups/Organizations</span>

Category: Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Join ADAO’s 20th Annual Asbestos Awareness & Prevention Event

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will host its 20th annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference on September 12 and 13 in New York City at the Westin Grand Central hotel. Global experts will discuss diagnosing, treating and preventing asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma, as well as policy, advocacy and asbestos law.  Linda Reinstein, ADAO co-founder and […]

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Asbestos (general), Companies, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

ADAO Launches New Website, Adds 100+ New Stories to Book

 

Shared Stories: How Asbestos Changed Our Lives Forever now contains more than 200 personal stories about how asbestos has affected people’s lives. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has just released a significantly expanded version of its 2013 book and launched a new website to raise awareness about the toxic mineral.  Faces, names and personal details […]

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Asbestos (general), Companies, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

ADAO Launches New Website, Adds 100+ New Stories to Book

 

Shared Stories: How Asbestos Changed Our Lives Forever now contains more than 200 personal stories about how asbestos has affected people’s lives. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has just released a significantly expanded version of its 2013 book and launched a new website to raise awareness about the toxic mineral.  Faces, names and personal details […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Occupation, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Museum Highlights the History of Asbestos in America

 

The McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Illinois recently unveiled a new exhibit focusing on asbestos, corporate deception and the fight for workers’ rights. The exhibit opens on Saturday, September 7, 2024 and runs through 2027.  The display entitled “A Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County” delves into the history of asbestos […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, Doctors/Specialists, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

ADAO Webinar Recap: Firefighting and Legacy Asbestos

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization held a webinar this week highlighting the need for a total asbestos ban and the dangers of legacy asbestos, which is found in older buildings, schools and homes. ADAO Co-Founder Linda Reinstein led the webinar and introduced the panelists of experts.  Dr. Raja Flores, Dr. Dan Whu and Greg Russell […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, Legal, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Biden Administration Finalizes Chrysotile Asbestos Ban

 

Joining 50 other countries that have already banned asbestos, the United States is now banning chrysotile asbestos. The Biden administration has officially finalized the ban that follows decades of calls from survivors of asbestos-related diseases, medical professionals, veterans and first responders. Chrysotile asbestos, also known as white asbestos, continues to be imported into the U.S., […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Awareness/Advocacy, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square. A firefighter in full gear […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Awareness/Advocacy, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square. A firefighter in full gear […]

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